1942 in archaeology explained

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1942.

Publications

• V. Gordon Childe - What Happened in History.

Finds

• January: Mildenhall Treasure discovered by ploughman Gordon Butcher in Suffolk, England.
• A hoard of La Tène metalwork is found during the building of a military airfield in Llyn Cerrig Bach on Anglesey.
• Rockbourne Roman Villa discovered by a local farmer in Rockbourne, England.^[1]

Births

• 30 October - Linda Schele, Mayanist (died 1998)^[2]
• 7 December - Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, Italian archaeologist (died 2023) ^[3]

Deaths

• July 28: William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Egyptologist (born 1853)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holmes. Jo. Roman Villa open day at Rockbourne. www.newforestnpa.gov.uk. 3 January 2018. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073125/http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/news/article/326/roman_villa_open_day_at_rockbourne. 4 January 2018. dead.
2. Web site: Obituary: Linda Schele. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-linda-schele-1158003.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. The Independent. 21 March 2017. 22 May 1998.
3. https://archeologiavocidalpassato.com/2023/07/02/archeologia-in-lutto-si-e-spenta-a-80-anni-dopo-lunga-malattia-anna-maria-bietti-sestieri-tra-i-massimi-esperti-della-protostoria-dellitalia-e-del-mediterraneo-una-delle-protagoniste-ass/ Archeologia in lutto. Si è spenta a 80 anni, dopo lunga malattia, Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, tra i massimi esperti della protostoria dell’Italia e del Mediterraneo, una delle protagoniste assolute dell’archeologia nell’ultimo cinquantennio